Pre Operative Staff RN

Driscoll Children's Hospital • Corpus Christi, TX

3d

About The Position

The Pre-Operative Staff Registered Nurse is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability to meet with or call patients scheduled for surgery to gather data, provide pre-operative preparation instructions, provide procedure-specific education, and screen for disease/conditions or behaviors/activities that could pose a risk for the procedure or anesthesia treatment.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current RN license in the State of Texas
• BLS pre-hire

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
• Perioperative experience preferred (at least one year)
• Operating Room Experience preferred (at least one year)
• Must register to test for unit specific certification (Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse- CAPA) by 24 months post-orientation completion date.
• Must have unit specific certification exam results by 3 years post-orientation completion date.

Responsibilities

• Gather data from patients scheduled for surgery.
• Provide pre-operative preparation instructions.
• Provide procedure-specific education.
• Screen patients for disease/conditions or behaviors/activities that could pose a risk for the procedure or anesthesia treatment.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree